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Port Victoria-A (Seychelles) Site History

History Summary

Station name Port Victoria-A
Country Seychelles
GLOSS No 273
Contributor 1977-1982 TOGA Sea Level Center
Instrument Type Float and stilling well gauge, Munroe, No 1861/593/280
Site of Gauge The gauge is situated just off Hodoul Island
Observational periods  

Reference Level

All heights have been referred to the station tide staff zero which is linked to fixed benchmarks. This gauge is located about 100 yards from Port Victoria-B yet it is not levelled to the same bench marks.

Quality Assessment

The reference level appears stable during December 1977 - August 1983.

Relative to this period, 1975-1976 appears low by about 10 cm and September 1983 - October 1984 appears high by about 10 cm.

Year CI (%) QI (%) Missing Data Replaced
Gaps Or Bad Data
Questionable Fluctuations
1977 04 04 1-349 none none
1978 100 100 none none none
1979 100 100 none none none
1980 98 97 140-143,160-163,214-217,336-338 none none
1981 96 95 43-50,74-75,96-98,137-138,187-189,201-203,239-240 (15)167-(09)168 155-156
1982 99 96 16-19 none 101,127-130,230-234